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2015 Tax Sale Notice

Daviess County publishes the 2015 Tax Sale Notice, describing lots and lands for delinquent taxes to be sold Aug. 24 at the county courthouse in Gallatin. Click here to see the listings: Tax Sale Notice

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Aubrey Burns, Area II Association, First Vice President, from the Gallatin FFA Chapter attended the Area FFA Officer Institute June 12 and 13, 2015, at CampRising Sun. The Institute sponsored by Toyota and the Missouri FFA Association was held at CampRising Sun located within the Lake of the OzarksState Park. The Institute provided leadership training for over 125 Area FFA Officers from across Missouri. Area

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that eligible producers may now formally enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2014 and 2015. The enrollment period begins June 17, 2015, and will end Sept. 30, 2015.

The new programs, established by the 2014 Farm Bill, trigger financial protections for agricultural producers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the nomination period for local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees begins on Monday, June 15, 2015.

“Through the county committees, farmers and ranchers have a voice. Their opinions and ideas get to be heard on federal farm programs,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “It is important for county committees to reflect America’s diversity, so I encourage all eligible farmers and ranchers, including

A father and son in northern Missouri were indicted by a federal grand jury June 9 for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud farmers in 10 states of nearly $862,000, according to Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.

Mark Henry, Sr., 50, of Cameron, and his son, Mark Henry, Jr., 28, of Lucerne, were

Over 1000 local Chapter FFA Officers, 186 advisors from 134 chapters attended the annual LEAD training, including Gallatin FFA members McKenzie Taylor, Aubrey Burns, Kaitlyn Bird, Megan Cox, Jarod Rains and Courtney Shubert. The LEAD (Learn, Educate, Advance, and Develop) training is designed to help prepare each officer team for their term of service for the 2015-2016 school year. The officers were provided team-building and bonding opportunities, the opportunity to

Stripe rust is being found in wheat fields located along the Missouri River in Northwest Missouri. The disease impacts the top leaf or flag leaf of the wheat plant. Wheat is now in the grain fill stage. When leaves are diseased, the leaf area that is needed for grain fill is damaged and yields will be reduced.

Frequent rains in May have pushed corn planting back to five-year lows statewide. More than 15% of Missouri’s corn crop is not planted, according to the USDA’s May 26 crop progress report. In northwestern Missouri, only 64% of the planned corn crop is in the ground, says University of Missouri Extension agronomist Bill Wiebold. Farmers who aren’t done planting corn may be thinking about switching to soybeans or

American Family Insurance presented a $250 chapter scholarship to the Gallatin FFA Chapter recently. The scholarship is drawn from communities that have a local agent participating in the Western Farm Show. Ten chapters in Missouri and Kansas have received the scholarship. The money can